Fort Hancock Days at Sandy Hook

The recent Fort Hancock Days at Sandy Hook mark the anniversary of the 1895 establishment of Fort Hancock and allow visitors to discover the fort's role in the defense of our nation.

It includes a Lantern Tour about the World War II Harbor Defense by volunteer living historians from the Army Ground Forces Association (AGFA) in uniform as World War II coast artillery soldiers. There are several seacoast gun batteries at Fort Hancock, including the restored Battery Gunnison/New Peck.

Gunnison Drill during Fort Hancock Days

This event commemorates the renaming of the "Fortifications at Sandy Hook" to "Fort Hancock" in October 1895.  The event also brings the 6-inch guns to life as they were back in October 1943.

The fort also has a fully restored 1920s to 1940s vintage interior electric system, and medical support. The Army planned to counter chemical weapons with the fully restored Chemical Decontamination and Overpressure system.

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